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H. G. VOIGHT.

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- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12, 1917. 1,391,351. PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

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H. G. VOIGHT.

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UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE- HENRY G. VOIGHT, :OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR SABGENT & COMPANY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

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:Speci'fication of LetterslPatent. Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

Application filed December 12, 1917'. Serial No. 206,768.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownfthat I, HENRY G. Verena, a citizen of the United States, residing in the town of New Britain, in the county of Hartford, State of certain new and useful Improvements in Locks, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description. This invention relates to key-controlled locking means for levers, and more particularly to key-controlled means. for locking the throttle or speed-control lever for automobiles. A

The principal object of this invention is to provide a key-controlled locking means by which a pivoted lever may be locked to its cooperating bracket so that the lever cannot be moved until it is unlockedby. the person having the proper key. 7

Another object of the invention is to pro vide locking means for a lever, consisting of but few parts, which parts are entirely in- .closed in the lever, so that the structure presents aneat and pleasing appearance. p

Still another object of this invention is to provide efficient locking means for a lever, so that it will be impossible for any unauthorized person to move the lever when it has been locked in place.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in thenovel features and combina tions of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the-accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of my key-controlled lever, shown mounted upon its supporting bracket; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, showing 7 the lever partly in section andlocked against 40 movement; p v

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, but shows the lever unlocked and the latch disengaged from the cooperating notch in the bracket;

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged section taken-on the line 4..4 of Fig. 2; V

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a fragmen- 50 tary longitudinal section'through part of the lever handle;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of theinner end of the cylinder lock, showing the same removed from its lever Connecticut, have invented cylinder lock, showing the pin tumblers.

In the embodiment illustrated, 10 desigthe end of the handle.

flush with the outer Fig. 8 is an enlarged side view of an operating lever;

Figs. 9 and 10 .are enlarged perspective views of details of my invention; and

Fig. 11 is a transverse section through the nates a supporting bracket for the pivoted lever 11. This bracket is provided with an arc-shaped portion 10 concentric with the pivot for the lever 11. The bracket may be provided with a sleeve or collar 12 by which the bracket may be mounted upon the supporting post for the steering wheel of an automobile. The lever 11 may be pivotally mountedupon a bolt 13 mounted upon the bracket 10, which bolt may conveniently be provided with a nut 14 for holding the lever upon the bolt. The lever 11 is preferably provided with frictionmeans for holding the same in the desired adjustment upon the bracket, such as the spring-pressed shoe 15, which contacts with the inner surface of the arc-shaped portion 10. At one end of the arc-shaped portion is formed a stop 16, and at the opposite endis formed a stop having a projection 17 positioned to extend over the lever 11 when the lever is moved into contact with the stop upon which this projection is formed. Formed in the outer surface of the arc-shaped member 10 under the extension 17 is a notch 18, the object of which will be hereinafter described(. Upon the outer end of the lever 11 is formed a handle 19, and in the end of this handle is formed a threaded socket 20, in which is mounted a cylinder lock 21, the lock being provided with threads by which the same may be screwed into the socket formed in Adjacent the outer end of the socket 20 is formed a circular groove in which is seated the escutcheon 22 formed'upon the outer end of the cylinder lock, the arrangement bein such that when the lock is properly positioned within the socket 20, the outer face of the escutcheon is end of the handle 19 so that the lock is completely housed wit in the handle and the end of the handle is given The lock 21 is preferably provided with the well-known key-plug or barrel 21, which'may be locked against rotation by the well-known pin tumblers 21". Upon the inner end of the cylinder a neat appearance.

lock 21 is mounted a washer 23 having an eccentric opening therein through which the projecting-end 24 of the key-plug 21 extends. The washer 23 is held in place upon the inner end of the cylinder lock by screws 25, which screws serve also as stops to limit the angle through which the key barrel 21" .may.rotate, as'the key barrelis provided a form of a sector adjacent the key-slot 28.

This notch 27 forms a clearance space for a projection hereinafter descrlbed. When the lock 21 has been screwed into its proper position within the socket 20, the same may be secured against rotation in'either direction by providing a block 29 (seepartlcularly Fig. 10) having a lip 30 which engages a corresponding nick 31 formed in the inner edge of the escutcheon 22.

In the under side of the lever 11 is formed a deep slot 32 extending from adjacent the arc-shaped portion 10 to substantially the end of the handle 19. This slot, however, should terminate short of the end of the handle in order that a portion of the handle 33 may remain, to which portion the block 29 may be secured in looking engagement with the escutcheon 22 by means of a screw 34. Within the slot 32 adjacent the arcshaped member 10 is pivotally mounted the latch 35 (see particularly Fig. 9) by means of a rivet 36 or similar means. This latch is so positioned that it may be moved into looking engagement with the notch 18 when the lever 11 assumes a position directly over this notch. In order that the latch 35 may be operated by firmly grasping the handle 19, a long lever 37 is provided, which lever is pivotally mounted within the slot 32. by means of a rivet or similar means 38. The lever 37 is provided with a rounded inner end, which operates within the notch 39 formed in the latch 35, the arrangement being such that when the lever 37 is rocked about its pivot 38, the latch may be swung into. or out of engagement with the notch 18. The opposite end of the lever 37 is provided with a handle 37 on which is formed the projection 40 and the stop 41.

' The formation of the latch 35 and lever 37 is such that when these parts are mounted within the slot 32, they practically entirely fill up the slot and lle'substantially flush withrthe under face of the lever 11, so that the under side of the lever presents a neat appearance. The portion 37 of the lever 37 lies somewhat beyond the periphery of the handle 19, as shown particularly in Fig. 4, this arrangement being such that when the handle 19 is firmly grasped there will be a tendency to compress the outer end of the lever into the slot. The outer. end of the lever isnormally held in the position shown in Fig. 4 by a spring such as 42. The inward movement of this lever 37 is limited by the stop 41. It should be noted that the outer end of the handle 37 terminates adjacent the block-securing screw 34, this arrangement being such that while the lever 37 is mounted within its slot, it will be impossible to remove the screw 34.

The operation of the above described mechanism is as follows: The spring 42 tends to rock the lever 32 about its pivot so that the latch 35 is normally held in frictional engagement with the outer edge of the arcshaped member 10, the arrangement being such that when the lever 11 is moved directly over the notch 18 the latch is immediately moved into this notch by the spring 42 acting upon the'lever 37 The lever 11 will then be held against movement until the latch is withdrawn from the notch 18.

When it is desired to withdraw the latch 35 from its cooperating notch, the handle 19 is grasped so as to exert pressure upon the rounded portion 37 of the lever 37. In this manner the lever 37 may be rocked sufliciently to disengage the latch 35 from the notch 18, whereupon the lever v11 may be freely shifted 'over the arc-shaped member 10' about its pivot 13.

Should it be desired to lock the lever'll so that an unauthorized person cannot move the same, all that is necessary is to swing the lever over the notch 18, whereupon the latch 35 will immediately move into the notch, as above pointed out. In order toprevent the latch 35 from being withdrawn from the notch 18, the exten'sion24 formed upon the key-plug may be rotated by that the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 4,'in which figure the clearance space or notch 27 is shown turned away from the so that the lever the latch 35. a 1

When it is desired to unlock the lever 11, the key 43 is inserted in its lock to rocannot be moved to operate tate the extension 24 so that the notch 27 assumes the position opposite the projection 40, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, whereupon the lever 37 may be operated to withdraw the latch 35 from its locking engagement with the notch'18.

the key 43, so 1' projection 40 on the lever,

In order that the'key .may be removed from the lock when the key plug 21 is turned to the locked position indicated in Fig. 2 or the unlocked position indicated in Fig. 3 that is, in order that the key may be removed from its look when the lever 11 is either locked or unlocked, I provide two pin tumbler chambers in the cylinderlock 21, arranged at an angleto each' other as shown in Fig. 11. This arrangement of the pin tumbler. chambers, which is well-known and'need not be further here described, permits the key 43 to be inserted or removed when the key plug 21' is rotated to aline the pin tumblers with either pin tumbler chamber.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a very neat, compact and satisfactory key-controlled locking means for locking a lever so that the same cannot be moved by an unauthorized person.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. An adjustable lever having a slot extending lengthwise of the same, a rocking member mounted within said slot, and a key-controlled lock mounted within said lever, said lock provided with rotatable meansoperable' by-a key and movable thereby into position to block the rocking movement of said member within its slot.

2. An adjustable lever having a slot ex-- tending lengthwise of the same, a pivoted lever mounted in said slot, a key-controlled lock mounted in the end of said adjustable lever, a projection upon said pivoted lever, and a cooperating stop upon said lock, whereby said stop may be moved into the path of said'projection to hold the pivoted lever against movement. I

'3. An adjustable lever having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, a key-operated lock screwed in the end of said lever, means for preventing said lock from being screwed out of the end of the lever, said means comprising a block mounted in said slot and secured in locking engagement with the lock, and a lever also mounted in said slot in operative engagement with the lock, said lever being positioned to prevent access to said block.

l. An adjustable lever having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, a key-operated cylinder lock mounted in said lever, an extension upon the key-operated part of said lock, said extension having a notch formed therein, a pivoted lever mounted in said slot, and a projection upon said lever adjacent said notch, said notch forming a clearance space in which the projection may enter when the pivoted lever is depressed toward the lock.

5. A pivoted throttle lever for an automobile, having a longitudinal slot formed therein, a key-operated lock mounted in the end of said lever, a latch mounted in said slot for securing said lever in a predetermined position, and a pivoted member mounted in said slot for operating said latch, said lock provided with rotatable means to prevent said pivot member from being rocked about its pivotal mounting and thereby prevent said latch from being moved to its lever-releasing position.

6. In a pivoted lever having a slot extending longitudinally thereof and having a handle formed upon its outer end, a guiding bracket for said lever, means for locking said lever to said bracket, comprising bracket-engaging means mounted upon said lever, a rocking lever pivotally-mounted upon said lever within said slot and operatively connected with said means, said rocking lever having one end positioned to be depressed by grasping said handle, and a cylinder lock mounted in the end of said handle having a key plug positioned to prevent the operation of said rocking lever when turned to one position and having a notch formed therein to permit when turned to a second position the operation of said lever. 7 In a pivoted lever having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, means for looking said lever against movement, including an operating lever pivotally mounted within said slot and having one end positioned to be depressed by grasping said lever to manually operate the same, and a cylinder lock housed within said first mentioned lever, said lock provided with key-operated rotatable means for preventing the operation of said operating lever when in one position and permitting the operation of the same when in a second position.

8. In a pivoted lever having a cooperating bracket, means for locking said lever to said bracket, including operating means pivotally mounted upon said lever, a keyoperated lock mounted in said lever, a projection upon said operating means, and a cooperating stop upon said lock movable into engagement with said projection to prevent the operation of said operating means.

9. In a-lever look, a pivoted lever having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, a bracket cooperating therewith, means for locking said lever to said bracket, including a rocking lever lying in said longitudinal slot and pivoted to said first mentioned lever, a key-controlled lock mounted in said first mentioned lever, said lock having key-operated means constructed to be moved by its key into and out of abutting engagement with said rocking lever to control the rocking operation of the same.

10. In a locking device a stationary memher having a slot therein, a movable member mounted upon said stationary member, a latch pivotally mounted upon said movable member adapted to swing into and out of said slot, a lever pivoted upon said movable member to operate said latch and a cylinder lock mounted upon the movable member comprising a case, a key plug, and pin tumblers, said key plug being so constructed that when. turned in one position said lever is thereby held against movement, whereby 'said latch is retained withinthe slot and the movable member is locked against movement.

11. In combination with a guide member, a control lever pivoted to slide on said guide member, a pawl pivoted on said lever to latch said lever in inoperative position upon said guide member, a pawl operating lever thereby retaining said pawl in latching engagement with said guide member and thus preventing the movement of said control lever toan operative position.

12. The combination of 'a supporting member, a pivoted controlling lever for operating alatch device, said controlling lever pivoted at a point nearer its handle end than the operating end to said supporting member, a cylinder lock comprising a case, a key plug, pin tumblers cooperating with said case and key plug, said key plug having a cutaway portion at its inner end constructed to allow the handle end of said lever to move toward and away from said inner end of said key plug, said key plug also having a solid portion adjacent the cutaway portion to block said handle end of the controlling lever against inward movement. 1

13. In a lever lock, a supporting member, a lever pivoted nearer its handle end than its operating end'to said supporting member, a cylinder lock comprising a cylinder, a key plug and pin tumblers, said key plug having an extension on its inner end presenting,

said slot, a lever mounted upon said movable position, and thereby member to operate said latch, a spring mounted between said movable member and said lever tending to separate same and thereby retain the latch within the slot, a cylinder lock having a key plug 'mounted upon said movable member, saidkeyplug adapted at its inner end to allow movement of said lever against spring tension when turned in'one position but locking said lever from movement when turned in another position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 7th da of December, 1917.

a H ENRY G. VOIGHT. 

